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LAWN TENNIS.

Some Superstiti: Exposed.

ard to play process, so they their "hardest while playing

is the abanos of hard hitting from his pertoire which alone makes a player of the saperhuman conning of Mauro gordato, stand down from first

One of the curious features of place. Therefore again I say, lawn tennis that while it increases "fit"bard." in popularity every 7767, and fresh adherente are so numerous i

The Tremendous Smash. 2. The second superstition

game.

it

THE HONGKUN

the difanding, poss wood lab. If not it is a bad loh.

Where to Stand.

Under this heading ... would place the superstition that causeS people to believe that the position and formation of lawn tennis thing in no way dependent on the players in a fired and inevitable

player's capacity. Thus in mixed doubles it is the accepted thing for the man to take up his position at the nal when his partner in serving, while both strikar out and his partner stand back. there anything wrong with the formation ?

dangerous..

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The man at the net is in the

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e the sands of the sea, ti e stand-want to deal with-is a sort of sed of play, except among fint inversion of the frat. It is to the class opponents, remains mediocre, effect that the first should be write W. B. Gilbert is the terrifically deshing, practically Pacific Golf and Motor. Das han

regardless of whether it gone over only so observe the ordinary or under the net. How often does Nothing at all when the players. player matched against Brak

one see the bad player delivering are first class. It is in that case olate one at a local soarnament to a tremendous service perhaps absolutely right. But rights, Fon the extraordinary dispropor with a magnificent swerve to the moralista say, involve duties tion of the play. The differences well-into his own side of the and, if the position be taken up, seems to be not merely of degree, net, and following up this the duties of the players are s bat actually of kind. A stranger we-inspiring ball with mock follows: (a) The server must might suppose that this local second which is just over the deliver's good length ball. If he player had bardly ever held a

net, and exactly right for killing does not do so, he renders the pozi tennis racquet in his hande before. One sees it so often that one in sion of the man at the net futile. Now a great deel of this is to inclined to implore beginners not The reason why he is at the The scrounted for by want of attempt to deliver a hard ser net is that he hay intercept and practice and inferiority in convice at all, but merely to try for drop balls driven from a dietaboe dition: also by that special food length. True, the harder in other words, from the base disability that the ordinary player service is, the better it is provid-lines or from beyond it and not. laboars under, of seldom or never ing it be over the net, but the from the middle line or jest over meeting players with a greater ex-procentage among bad players of the net. To intercept at the net perience than bis is one of the few services that do not go over the balle from either of these points games which people own. Another pet is so appalling that the man driven at any paos is well nigh reason is that lawn tennis is one who can send a decent length impossible, and it readers the of the few gemea which people firet Barvice consistently can will not really try to learn, either almost be secounted a good player. position of the man at the net by Riching good players or 8. This superstition is connect- reading some of the excellented rather with position than right position. What I do with books on the subject or getting formation. Beginners seem toto urge is that his partner should really good man to teach them believe that the ball at lawn ten- he rudiments. Every movement is will come to them if only they

realise the importance of serving at gulf they will study with care, stand quite still, and this stead good length balls, since without sven taking lessons from pro- fastness seems to grow upon those there is no question about it. that the position is impracticable Tectionals, Lawn tennis they players who do not atady the It is a matter of dynamics (b) Beam to think comes by instinož

Is may be said brich Now the man at the net must, This, of course, is'not the esse.

that to stand still at lawn tennis if possible, intercept the return If a man continues to make is fatal. The only excues fr of service regardless of whether forehand drives of bis right foot,tanding still in one plage is it is returned into his own serves without extending his arm, when you are about to receive, court or that of his partner. pata the ball on every possible service, and 1 am not perfectly That is wast he is at the nes occasion, and even thinka screwi

sure that that is right. Anybody for to try to cut of the ball. Na rather a subtle addition to his who has seen s first class player trally he only dose intercept a game, he will go on playing dancing on the tips of his toes small parcentage-far fewer than rottedly all his days, and he will in anticipation of the service will be tries to: If he has tried, how

To the good player the ne also go on spoiling the game for know what I mean. other people. Similarly, if the

In any case, apart from this ever, he has done his duty. Bat becomes not an obstacle to prevepl lady thinks that her partner instance, the motto of the young among mediocre players, to and standard to sasist him in judgin

it is a most commonplace event the ball from going ever, but s mast not "posco”, net, considera loba ameporting, going for the ball, never let the cause her partner at the net haath

player should be "Always be the lady growing indignant be how to hit the ball properly.

standard is continually takes her backhande se though ball come to yon." Obviously she were paralyzed on the left this does not mean that you should that were coming into her court sa inch-it cesses to be a stand

returned (or failed to return) balls altering-even by the fraction of side, and will not practice a good always be advancing. As often which she could have taken, ard, ent becomes once more length service either first or as not, you will have to go back second, she will be useless for the ball. Very frequer tly you aching"-s word that should that it is

talk indignantly

.。 to the beginner. partner for lawn tennis-for will have to stop dead to take it be banished from the

the indifferent player But the sim abould invariably be halary of lawn tennis player.

whose one hope of improving bio- It is about these and other vices to get into such a position that Taere is indeed, no such thing self lies in practicing his stroke to which the ordinary bad player you will be advancing upon it, as poaching" Some very bad correctly will happily voyage is 80 hideously addicted that and not it on you. The observance players will go after impossible from one court to another without wish to write now at the com- of this role will make almost balls and bump into their part ever bothering to ascertain mencement of the season, for it

se though the player effective, since it means that foot the court fully exposed, and some put up. Such ignorance may ners, leaving their own side of whether the net has been properly! Heems who indulges in them be work will be added to arm work word describing these, perhape, mean bliss to such players.. as lieves them to be the right and and the whole weight be added needs to be coined. Posching indulge in it, but it also mea proper thing. They have come to the stroke. Think of the to be superstitions and until they difference between a sassh taken the man at the net their permanent mediocrity at the have been knocked on the bead standing still, with arm only, and

only proper the average player in ordinary smash taken on the move, with Whether he succeeds or isils in

there to Heia city clube will get even wores the weight of the body behind it. getting the ball, he has made the then he is at present

The same diference, applies to volleys, drives and all other right effort which is to force the strikera out to drive into a mora

ever,

at

Hard Hitting Bad Form.

the

1. The first of these prejudices

every stroke easier and more!

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strokes except these compulsorily is the idea extremely common defensive ones, which every now among bad players that hard and then are ferced upon as. bitting is bad form. The contrary is, of course, true. Histing should The fourth supersiition is an always be as hard as possible. I inversion of the idea that you would say hit hard" to all must not hit hard, and consists in]

Sea to the Net: beginners not necessarily be the wholly erroneous impression Since this is an attempt not to cause they will ecore by it but that the lob is so easy bat foolish correct all possible superstitions because they will learn by it, stroke, which it is not quite fair in which lawn tennis players This Year: Bat hit hard if you are a beginner, to ase. Players who never do indulge but only to point out the Last Year:. with this qualification that you anything bat pat ball all their more glaring ones, I will only give Incresse: intend the ball you hit to go in s days are quite complacently son one more and this is the very Decres. definite direction and cover a vinced of this. They never lob common one, that the exact certain distance. Do not close-pot they. The reason that they height of the net does not greatly your eyes and let fy, The don't lob is because they ain't matter. It may seem incredible sort of person

who does A good lab is one of the most 'thet any players should believe that is, at tes party ten- | difficult of strokes, and may be this st the present

day,

The Gavernment of India, Mr. as particularly, a nuisance, compared; as regarde the delicacy but the number boosneb the ball is apt to get into needed to execate it, with "pat badly.

of pet catsgn informed the House of pot up that

one Commone recently, are informing the caps and asacera. Neverthe ting" at golf. It is (with exception comes across proves that the in- Sir Subramaniya Aiyer that they less, hit hard, for the reason that, of the drop stroke) the one soft credible does happen. As a rale, view his latter to President Wil having arrived from the shive when you've made up your mind stroke that not only is permissible in these cases, the net ia pat atson with surprise and regtet, bat porte, Consignees of cargo. by where you want to send the ball, bat imperative at times, since the right height in the middle and in view of his great age, failing her are hereby informed that all () it is easier to bit hard then just as the “soft answer turneth is inches out of position at the health, and past judicial services Goods are being landed at their soft; (b) that it is more difficult sway wrath," so a lob makes side I may point out that the they do not propose to take fur for your opponent 10 return harmless the severest onslaughts correct height of lawn tennis ther action. At the same time, a hard ball; (0) a better length of your opponent. How often the net is three feet in the centre and any repetition of each conduc is assured. It may be urged Dabertys used to pull themselves three fest six inches at the side will not egain be passed over. that many of the finest players out of difficulties with it. Only lines, the poets etsading three feet are not such very hard hitters, do not imagine that a lob is just outside the lines. Any departare and I grant that this is bo. Ia ball scooped high into the air from these conditions makes would say, in reply when you are and allowed to fall anywhere. the curve of the net wrong all one of the finest players you can It is a ball bit so high that the way through, and also makes sford to bit softly not before. it cannot be smashed by your good play impossible. The One of the best players I ever as opponent, and of such length that reason is obvions. The height of started sus hurricane player, and it will fall on or nearly upon the the net has been scientifically de only after he found that he could biok line. And all the time it is termined to suit the largest achieve the requisite foros, did in the air, it is working to the posible number of perfectly de hs- turn to the more difficult Flabber's advantage. Just as fivered strokes-struken, that in business of playing subtly. He compels your opponent to retreat, to say, which in the miniy of NEXT Term begins an MON- member that hard hiting, when in order that he may take it, soit cases an extra hall moh of height DAY September 9th. Par

in really hard hitting, does not enables you, theeender, to advance would prevent from going over the Head Master on September enis and New Scholars can sah) tike it out of a man to the extent or any rate to recover your posit-Jaat as the height of the net has 7th from 9 AM, to 1PM. of spoiling his chances in a longion. Not antil it has been returned been determined to suit the flight spun ont tournement. There are in the value of any given lob de of the ball, so the flight of the wary few players in comparison terminable; Then if it has put the ball hot been determined to enit who go through that exhaustive lobber into the attacking instead the height of the net

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